From The Virgin Mary to a Housewife in Queens: Inside The Seer of Bayside
Every June 18 for more than 25 years, Veronica Lueken—a Catholic housewife from Bayside, Queens—gathered…
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This Year in Satanism
2014 was the year of the Satanist. In December 2013, The Satanic Temple announced plans…
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Netherlands’ “War on Xmas” is “War on ‘Black Pete’”
In November, while governor Jay Nixon declared the controversy in Ferguson to be a state…
Read MoreDo White People Think Black People Are Magic?
Last week, media reported on a psychological study suggesting that white people are predisposed to…
Read MorePagan Outrage Machine Fires Up in Response to Time Halloween Article
Pagans have demanded an apology for a Time magazine article that, according to a petition, compared witches to terrorists. The…
Read MoreIn OK, a “Christian” And a “Muslim” Decapitation Challenge “Religious” Violence Narrative
Murder often functions as a cultural Rorschach test: the narratives we tell about why people…
Read MoreThe Environmental Politics of Vodou, New Orleans Style
The “Anba Dlo” water symposium held last weekend in New Orleans featured an unexpected alliance:…
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Religion or Insanity? Two Upcoming Murder Trials Will Ask the (Burning) Question
…but does it have to be one or the other?
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What’s Wrong With the Virgin Mary Depicted as a Barbie Doll?
Catholic and Hindu leaders—two religions that normally appreciate religious statues and images—have decried “Barbie: The Plastic…
Read MoreCyclops Baby of the Apocalypse? Another Day in ISIS Fundamentalism
Earlier this month, Vocativ reported on rumors circulating on Twitter and some Islamic websites that…
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